Woodland tree stump
Upcoming Start Dates
Such a delightful cake! We will bake a delicious Madeira cake for you. The day will begin by splitting and filling the cake with raspberry jam and vanilla buttercream. Moving on you will ice the cake to create the realistic bark and make edible moss, toadstools, edible 'soil', acorns and autumn leaves.
- How to professionally split a cake
- How to fill and crumb coat a cake
- How to make edible bark using innovative techniques (not a mould!)
- How to texture the top of the stump
- How to paint colours on the stump
- How to make edible moss
- How to use a mould to create realistic acorns
- How to make a selection of autumn leaves
- How to use dust colours to best effect
- How to use edible glaze
- How to make toadstools
- How to make 'pebbles' and edible 'soil'
- How to fix ribbon around your cake drum board.
Take home this stunning and yummy cake.
Lyn
Lyn
Tutor
Lyn is a highly experienced and accomplished cake decorator, especially when it comes to modelling and shoes. Calm, patient and kind Lyn shares her knowledge clearly and is always there to help.
Annabelle
Annabelle
Director
Annabelle established Confection Perfection (now re-branded as Annabelle Jane Cake School) in 1996 from her kitchen table; bought her first retail premises in 2000 and is now settled in a delightful setting in Bearsted, just outside Maidstone. Annabelle has extensive cake decorating experience and is highly creative and artistic. Annabelle is an accredited tutor for the PME Diplomas in Sugar craft and also designs and delivers a wide range of other highly successful cake baking and decorating classes. Annabelle has a huge vision for our Cake School and ensures that the strong reputation we have earned continues to grow lead by her consistently high standards.
Everything is provided including a Madeira cake, all icings, board, ribbon and use of equipment. A box is provided for you to transport your cakes home. Students receive a set of course notes. Students also receive a 10% discount on shop purchases on items used on the course.
We provide tea/ coffee/ drinking water and cake.
You may like to bring an apron
This course was very informative, learnt a lot more skills and tricks on how to do things. What I expected & much more. Recommend to anyone. Great.
— Delenda, 25th February 2023
Good tutor - helpful & friendly, but sometimes I felt like I wasn't quite clear what we were doing & it was a bit hard to keep up. But fun & informative and still an excellent course.
— Alison, 25th February 2023
Magical course, would be enjoyed by anyone who enjoys modelling. Fantastic tutor, very helpful, lots of tips & tricks learnt. Great fun.
— Clare, 25th September 2022
Thank you so much for a wonderful day! Full of new techniques and bringing them all together to create a masterpiece! Excellent tutor, great knowledge, super helpful and friendly. Clear instructions and easy to follow. Amazing.
— Jackie Frost, 25th September 2022
Creative cake using varied skill levels. Totally fantastic.
— Jacqueline Allcock, 25th September 2022
Fabulous course which could be adapted for any season. Fun & Annabelle was fantastic. Lyn was brilliant sharing her knowledge which resulted in a beautiful cake at the finish. A perfect way to spend a Sunday. Thank you.
— Lisa Hance, 25th September 2022
Always enjoy courses & this was 1 that I really looked forward to doing & it was everything I expected & more.
— Su Lowe, 25th September 2022
Brilliant course, very good tutor. 5 stars.
— Sue Butcher, 25th September 2022